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ChiChiPaPa

有無HKDSE學生在中六開學時考SAT reasoning test和ACT?有沒有經驗可分享一下?是不是不作準備,也可應考?

mugtaitai

ChiChiPaPa 發表於 15-8-4 08:25
有無HKDSE學生在中六開學時考SAT reasoning test和ACT?有沒有經驗可分享一下?是不是不作準備,也可應考?



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我仔唔係DSE學生（佢係IB生），中四下學期考過SAT，第一次考完全冇準備，成績麻麻，第二次再考，事前買過參考書自己溫，成績明顯有改善。ACT冇考過

王家爸爸

mugtaitai 發表於 15-8-6 08:59
我仔唔係DSE學生（佢係IB生），中四下學期考過SAT，第一次考完全冇準備，成績麻麻，第二次再考，事前買過參 ...

有無人考埋 SAT subject test？ 幾時考最好？

mugtaitai

王家爸爸 發表於 15-8-6 09:53
有無人考埋 SAT subject test？ 幾時考最好？

我仔考埋了，中五時考的，考左數同 chem, 第一次數考得麻麻，買書返來自己做下練習，第二次再考就好多了。

大學申請喺中六開學就開始（其實明年秋季入學嘅 common app 而家已經開始左，我仔已經開始填了），所以所有試最好都喺中五暑假前考晒，預鬆少少時間，因為好多時第一次考都未必考得好理想，經常要考兩次甚至三次先收貨

Artie

ChiChiPaPa 發表於 15-8-4 08:25
有無HKDSE學生在中六開學時考SAT reasoning test和ACT?有沒有經驗可分享一下?是不是不作準備,也可應考?

I think I answered you in another topic but here it goes again.

有無HKDSE學生在中六開學時考SAT reasoning test和ACT?
This is practically too late if you are using SAT or ACT for university application. Because uni applications would start soon after school starts. If the score of your first test is not good enough then you have no chance to take a second one.

是不是不作準備,也可應考?
Totally your choice. My view is that you are wasting your time and money if you do not have any preparation. As someone answered you in the other topic, the scoring scheme of SAT is a bit tricky. You get points deducted if answer is wrong. More, the vocabularies tested are not daily vocabularies that people use. Many students spend up to 2 years preparing for that (i.e. reading SAT vocab books or flash card). It is not merely about ability buy effort and diligence.

Artie

王家爸爸 發表於 15-8-6 09:53
有無人考埋 SAT subject test？ 幾時考最好？

SAT subject test is only useful if the score is high.
For practical reasons, these tests should be done by end of summer holidays in Form 5 (i.e. the summer before Form 6).
Note that university applications start soon after Form 6 commence.

mugtaitai

Artie 發表於 15-8-6 10:57
SAT subject test is only useful if the score is high.
For practical reasons, these tests should be  ...

Many top tier universities "strongly recommend" applicants to take SAT subject test so unless you aren't going for those schools, chances are, it's a must

Common app for fall admission has already opened

Artie

mugtaitai 發表於 15-8-6 11:08
Many top tier universities "strongly recommend" applicants to take SAT subject test so unless you ar ...

Everyone wants to aim top tier universities.
However, sometimes we need to be more practical, especially giving suggestions to other people.
Not all universities ask for SAT subject test, and these might be good alternative for some students.
If students are not able to get decent grades, may be they should consider universities that do not ask for subject tests.
It is good to aim high, but I have seen too many people aiming too high and in the end they were disappointed. And most of these students could have got offers from some other universities that are probably equally good.

csk

我提議你考ACT，買本Past Paper(The Real ACT Prep Guide 紅色的)，熟習下考試形式和計時，ACT冇倒扣，有Science要考，我阿囝係文科人都ok，佢覺得似Comprehension多D。SAT要背幾多vocab，又轉新形式，冇past paper 參考，而且兩者認受性差不多。

ACT在9月12日有得考，8月7日Deadline，趕不及就Late Application。10月9日又有得考。現在8月，開學前操past paper，9月考，不理想12月12再試多次。一定要報連Writing才有用，唔好報錯。如果ACT成績好，SAT Reasoning也不用考，專心考Sat Subject Test。

如果你要考SAT Subject Test，就要3/10或7/11考。考Subjct Test不能同一天考Subject Reasoning，同一天最多可考三科，多數人考數揀Math II，讀理科多數考Chem和Physics。所以只要考了ACT，到時用ACT+Sat Subject Test成績報大學便可以了。

唔好冇準備去考，有些學校要提交所有考試成績，而且唔好考太多次，聽聞說最多三次，最好每次有進步才好。

如果報外國大學，報名截止日期是2015年12月31日，12月或之前考的SAT、SAT Subject Test、ACT都會承認的。最清楚梗係問返要報的大學。

我幾年前在新蒲崗考試局攞過ACT考試資料，一本薄薄的Booklet，後來發覺原來是一份past paper，你可以去看看現在還有沒有。

DingDong530

中六要考SAT / ACT加SAT subject tests真係太趕
如果真係好想好想去US讀大學，咁依家要準備SAT / ACT
個人建議ACT, 因為少d 生字要背
Subject tests就真係未必夠時間準備

annie40

回覆 ChiChiPaPa 的帖子

經驗是完全沒有溫習和做了温習後，總成績相差分數是300分。底子好的香港學生，數學700分以上是無問題了。基余兩部份reading, essay要加操，估計每日花一二小時練習，兩個月就能提升了。
SAT的溫習對DSE和IB的學習沒有大幫助，是為分數而考試之擧，中六學生忙，未必有時間做額外習作了。除了考本科SAT,還要多加兩樣SAT的Subject tests, 如果孩子本修phy, chem, bio, Maths, 在其中多選兩科，難度也不大。如果是文科孩子，要選world history, us history, us lit, 就非常頭痕了。

如果孩子有斗心，很想做，那馬上去準備十月考SAT, 另被兩科Subject test 在十一月, 十二月考吧。路線上能趕上的。SAT有網上課程，不貴而有用。

美國名校很喜歡收gap year 學生，如果趕不上申請，那便先做好DSE, 明年五六月后補考SAT,等DSE成績出了，再做好SAT,明年底做好完美申請。美國大學學費貴，要為有把握的仗做準備。